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To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Entomologist Deborah Gordon tells Steve Paulson that ant colonies run with no one in charge.  She’s spent years figuring out how they do it.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Hip hop artist DJ Spooky brought a crew to Antarctica and created Sinfonia Antarctica. He tells us how his audio portrait documents the effects of climate change on the continent.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Cheryl Gilkes talks with Steve Paulson about the importance of the female soloist in the tradition of gospel music.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Dwight Reynolds talks with Steve Paulson about the history of religious tolerance in Al-Andalus and how it was reflected in the music of Moorish Spain.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

What is it exactly that we love about the movies? For Madelon Sprengnether, going to the movies prompted a journey of self discovery and helped her cope with the sudden death of her father. It all started with a Bengali film called "Pather Panchali."

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

A great in American soul music, the Reverend Al Green has spent his life testifying on stage and in the pulpit to the power of grace, love and happiness.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Girl loses self, solo hikes 1,000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, and finds herself.  Cheryl Strayed's best-selling memoir "Wild" is now a movie, starring Reese Witherspoon.  Cheryl makes the case for walking as a life-saving act.

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Psychiatrist Allen Peterkin tells Steve Paulson that beards make people think of either Santa Claus or Satan, and that facial hair is making a comeback.

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